i think there is wisdom in your words
I just called the superintendent of elections in my county in northern NJ to check that my registration was received. She said yes, I'm all set. But what she then volunteered bothered me a bit: 1) they accepted faxed applicatons this year because 2) the volume of registrants was so high.
I am suspicious--normally the rats are involved in election fraud to some degree (see 1960 Illinois presidential race) but this year it is wholesale.